Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 696 | 1673 | 1851 | 1747 | 1851 | 1767 | 955 | 1362 | 1302 | 1242 | 1150 | 1194 | 1024 | 1089 | 990 | 1128 | 566 | 1121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:22PM1.61m | 8:51AM1.71m | 9:15PM1.56m | 9:45AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.42m | 3:12PM0.46m | 3:26AM0.46m | 4:03PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 9 | E 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 636 | 24 | 78 | 209 | 311 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 798 | 566 | 1121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 12 | — | — | — | SW 14 | NE 9 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NE 9 | — | NE 11 | E 11 | S 14 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 9 | 184 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 279 | 696 | 1673 | 1851 | 1747 | 1851 | 1767 | 955 | 1362 | 1302 | 1242 | 1150 | 1194 | 1024 | 1089 | 990 | 1128 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 280 | 216 | 44 | 36 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 241 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
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